Backstage Beauty Blog: LFW ss16 Day One

Rain, rain, go away

First thing’s first, the weather today was out of control. When I walked into the backstage area of , I left sunshine behind. When I walked out, puddles of rain greeted me. Luckily I had a MAC black taxi on hand to keep me dry.

The food:

This is always my favourite part (I’m a foodie and catering makes me wildly happy). had some of the most impressive catering I’ve seen to date. Wraps upon wraps from, fresh grapes, strawberries and sparkling water. Fancy.

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Our office has also been inundated with LFW survival packs made primarily of Pop Chips, Vita-Coco Café Latte and Glaceau Smart Water.

The shows:

HIGHLIGHT: Realizing that I’m not the only person who needs a whole army of makeup products to create a ‘no make-up, make-up’ look.

HIGHLIGHT: The amazing faux afro that was created for one of the girls. She had just a soft curl when she walked in, but walked out with the most amazing hair shape I’ve ever seen. I’m going to try it.

HIGHLIGHT: Watching Maria Comparetto paint false lashes on the bottom lash line of models. Could this be an easier false lash alterntive?

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